Description

Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 40 pages plus covers. Profusely illustrated with 91 rare archive black and white photographs; 9 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian R. Stair and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. “Fabric: Camouflage and Markings” essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. Whether the BE12 was a failed fighter design or an attempt to provide a more powerful variant of the BE2c, it “was pressed into service as a fighter, in which role it proved disastrously inadequate.” Bruce is of the latter persuasion and chronicles the turbulent story of the three types through extensive research, supplemented by contemporary photographic reference. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy, near like new. Near fine.